Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE FOUNDATION TRUST NETWORK 

The Foundation Trust Network (FTN) is the membership organisation for the NHS acute hospitals and community, mental health and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. The FTN helps those NHS trusts deliver high quality, patient focussed, care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 22 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£9,377£8,808£569£0£3,758£3,7415.11010
31/03/22£7,821£6,943£879£0£3,188£3,1275.4830
31/03/21£5,785£5,490£295£0£2,310£2,2965660
31/03/20£5,503£5,190£314£0£2,015£1,8474.3580
31/03/19£4,809£4,739£69£0£1,702£1,5964500
31/03/18£4,378£4,212£166£0£1,632£1,6324.7430
31/03/17£4,344£4,144£201£0£1,466£1,4744.3360
31/03/16£4,448£4,448£0£0£1,265£1,2033.2430
31/03/15£4,234£4,166£67£220£1,301£1,1393.3360
31/03/14*£3,310£3,878£-568£279£1,228£1,1953.7270
31/03/13£3,415£3,349£66£207£1,796£1,7826.4250
31/03/12*£4,370£2,641£1,730£249£1,730£1,7307.9170

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.nhsproviders.org

enquiries@nhsproviders.org

02073046840

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 101 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (22)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 20/22 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-78
  • JAN ROSS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Nhs Trust Chief Executive
  • MARY ELFORD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nhs Trust Chair
  • TRACY ALLEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nhs Chief Executive
  • ANN BEASLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Non Executive Director
  • HELEN RAY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nhs Trust Chief Executive
  • NICK HULME Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Nhs Trust Chief Executive
  • PATRICIA MILLER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Nhs Foundation Trust Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2011, number: 1140900
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/2011, number: 07525114
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR14: 259 days late, AR12: 26 days late,
Main office

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
157-197 BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD
LONDON
SW1W 9SP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF ITS MEMBERS AS PROVIDERS OF HEALTHCARE WITHIN THE NHS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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